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Brazil held its first online presidential debate, with three main candidates Dilma Rousseff, Jose Serra and Marina Silva answering questions from each other and from the public.All three tackled a range of subjects during the two-hour debate. Live streaming of the event was carried by dozens of websites which could be followed on Twitter and Facebook.Campaigning has now caught some fire for the 3 October election, with daily election advertising on TV and radio. The debate was held in Sao Paulo in front of an audience of several hundred people, made possible after Brazil amended its electoral law in 2009 which allows a debate to take place without being transmitted on TV.
